I had mine adjusted tp 3.5 degrees neg matched each side for $50 a while back. They only undo the lock nut, undo the inner pivot, undo the caster rod and remove the arm from the post and turn by hand fit back and check. It doesn't take that long. Once they are set you forget. Cheers Feral Errol
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of CM510 Sent: Saturday, 23 February 2002 9:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Whiteline suspension upgrade Stews stuff is top gear, don't me wrong on that :) Just with these lower control arms, they are very time consuming to adjust. They do as they are designed to do i.e. lengthen and shorten the lower control arm. The issue is with adjustability. When I got them and fitted them to the car, I guesstimated approx camber before taking it to the wheel alignment joint. It came back to me with 2.75 neg on one side and 1.4 neg on the other *plus* a bolt broken off into the bottom of the ball joint where they had stuffed it taking it on and off to make the changes. They obviously ended up putting it in the to hard basket and handed the car back to me after taking my $120 (which they discounted from $150 for breaking the bolt and not fixing it) The thing is, to make adjustments the control arm has to be unbolted from the strut, radius rod, stabilizer bar etc *each* time you want to make an adjustment. After learning how to do a 'home' wheel alignment it took me 6 on and offs to get the same camber both sides. Yeah happy to do a deal on mine mate, but don't want to go backward to go forwards if you know what i mean :) Paid $270 -$280 8months ago....sell $199 (so I can go buy a set of the non-complied shim adjustables that are $199) p.s. couldn't blame you for not wanting to take me up on that deal :)) Cam CM510 www.sprite.com.au/cm510 ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 8:27 PM Subject: RE: Whiteline suspension upgrade > Cam, > > What are the difficulties with the type that you have. I like the look of > them for the road car. If you want a set of the shim type then we may be > able to do a deal on your current ones? > > TR > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of CM510 > Sent: Saturday, 23 February 2002 6:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Whiteline suspension upgrade > > > Stuarts and Randys (1600 workshop) like these.... > www.sprite.com.au/cm510/images/d37.jpg they are on my car. > > My personal preference is for the shim adjustable types for ease of use and > adjustability.... > > www.sprite.com.au/cm510/images/real_handling_38(a).jpg > > > Cam > CM510 > www.sprite.com.au/cm510 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Leighton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 6:14 PM > Subject: Re: Whiteline suspension upgrade > > > > what are stuarts?? > > > > > > Leighton > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chris Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 4:36 PM > > Subject: RE: Whiteline suspension upgrade > > > > > > > Stewart Wilkins does them with a threaded bar instead of shims... Quite > > > nice, $220 a pair exchange, includes new bushes. > > > > > > Mad Dat also has a similar one, although IMHO Stewart's look better and > > > I think are cheaper. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of CM510 > > > > Sent: Friday, 22 February 2002 2:41 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: Whiteline suspension upgrade > > > > > > > > > > > > No issues known to me Terry, > > > > > > > > Cause they modify your control arms (cut and tig welded using > > > > 6mm plate and > > > > bolted with M8 High tensile bolts), any variance in length is already > > > > accounted for. Basically when they are cut and modified with > > > > no spacers you > > > > are left with an original length control arm. Shims (that > > > > are supplied) are > > > > then added to get the desired adjustment. > > > > > > > > The Whiteline 'engineer approved' mods retail at $280+gst or > > > > if you get em > > > > through me $269 with gst included, with the shims for up to > > > > 3.5 deg neg > > > > camber. > > > > > > > > I can also get them done by a guy here in Melbourne for $199 > > > > with shims etc, > > > > to exactly the same standards but without the official > > > > engineers approval > > > > for $199. > > > > > > > > > > > > Cam > > > > CM510 > > > > www.sprite.com.au/cm510 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Terry Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 2:46 PM > > > > Subject: RE: Whiteline suspension upgrade > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cam, > > > > > > > > > > These sound like worth a look. > > > > > > > > > > Any known issues? eg do they fit all of the xmembers out there? > > > > > Cost? > > > > > Anything else you can tell us. > > > > > > > > > > regards > > > > > TR > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of cm510 > > > > > Sent: Friday, 22 February 2002 2:36 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: Whiteline suspension upgrade > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Guys, the adjustable rubber mounted lower control arms I get through > > > > > Whiteline are meant to be engineer aproved for road use. > > > > They give up to > > > > > 3.5 deg neg camber with a nice little increase in track > > > > width as well. > > > > > > > > > > Cam > > > > > CM510 > > > > > www.sprite.com.au/cm510 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
